Description

Job Description:

• Leidos is looking for a Sys Admin. The successful candidate will be a self-starter with a willingness to learn. The position will include troubleshooting of complex issues, and working with system users to document problems and work toward a resolution. The position also requires strong interpersonal and communications skills for interfacing with a variety of customers and system users. The candidate will be part of a team in a fast-paced and dynamic environment and will be responsible for all aspects of administration and support for several mission-critical systems and networks.
  
  Typical duties include:
  
  • Organize, coordinate and facilitate meetings that support user accounts
  • Generate and update meeting minutes and action items
  • Analyze official customer traffic for requirements for services for accounts
  • Create, delete, review and manage/update user accounts
  • Analyze trends, using both raw data and established metrics
  • Create documentation as requested in support of user accounts
  • Interface with the customer in support of requirements gathering efforts
  • Provide ad hoc training support
  • Maintain/update user accounts in the customer's database
  • Perform data input, data collection and research; retrieve information or documents from the customer databases as well as the internet
  • Provide O&M support to systems
  • Propose innovations that leverage existing system capabilities in new ways for enhanced O&M
  • Maintain awareness of technical trends for strategic consideration in current/future systems
  • Identify technical risks to systems and develop mitigation strategies
  • Define processes, policies, and procedures for all aspects of system administration
  • Extensive interface with users requiring technical support
  • Collection and analysis of key metrics
  • Follow through on all Incident or Service request tickets
  • Provide specific and detail status on all tickets being worked
  • Create and maintain all documentation (i.e. SOPs, etc.)
  • Presentations to customers and management to explain technical issues
    
    Required Skills:
  • Degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field and 4+ years of experience in system administration; additional experience in lieu of degree
  • 1+ years hands-on experience with Linux systems administration
  • 1+ years specific knowledge of server infrastructure, configuration, performance tuning
  • Ability to learn VMware systems
  • Knowledge of IC system security standards and INFOSEC processes and boards
  • Ability to learn Windows Server and/or Linux
  • Knowledge of Active Directory
  • Knowledge regarding data backup technologies
  • Ability to self-direct and coordinate others efforts in project tasking's and investigate issues under limited supervision
  • Ability to communicate to internal and external customers
  • Knowledge of or ability to learn server driven applications and databases
  • Knowledge of or ability to learn comparing established security and availability management policies to effectively select the proper user accesses
  • Proven excellent interpersonal skills, to include building and maintaining interdepartmental relationships
  • Capability of briefing senior management on user account statuses
  • Experience using Configuration Management best practices
  • Experience reading official traffic
    
    Must be able sit, stand, bend, and lift and maneuver 50 lbs daily, sometimes in confined spaces.
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External Referral Bonus:
Eligible

External Referral Bonus $:
5,000

Potential for Telework:
No

Clearance Level Required:
Top Secret/SCI with Polygraph

Travel:
No

Scheduled Weekly Hours:
40

Shift:
Day

Requisition Category:
Professional

Job Family:
Systems Administration

Pay Range: